VANGUARD project partners have published a open access research article titled Formation of Re-Aggregated Neonatal Porcine Islet Clusters Improves In Vitro Function and Transplantation Outcome as part of a special issue in Transplant International on The Future of Beta Cells Replacement in
A new VANGAURD publication titled Early-Phase Clinical Trials of Bio-Artificial Organ Technology: A Systematic Review of Ethical Issues has been published in Transplant International as part of a special issue on Ethical issues in organ donation and transplantation. The full
VANGUARD was presented at the 29th International Congress of The Transplantation Society (TTS 2022) which was held in Buenos Aires from 10-14 September 2022. The abstract for the VANGUARD presentation titled Generation of Prevascularized Endocrine Constructs to Treat Type 1
A new VANGUARD publication has recently been made available in Transplant International. Its name is “Ethics of Early Clinical Trials of Bio-Artificial Organs” and the publication outlines the ethical challenges addressed by Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam team. Although the
A new VANGUARD article has recently been published in Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research. “Advances and challenges of endocrine pancreas bioengineering” – Islet transplantation is a valid treatment option for type 1 diabetes patients. Despite the advantages of
On June 3-4, the VANGUARD consortium finally met in person after two years of online meetings. The meeting, which took place at the Geneva University Hospital, was an important occasion to discuss the progress of the project and present the
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